How to move from dating to a relationship

Life is hard, and love is perhaps one of the hardest aspects of it. [Read: 20 signs you’re wasting time in a one sided relationship] #6 Might not know each others’ friends. You have to prove yourself to meet someone’s friends, then prove yourself again upon meeting them.

If you’re still in the proving part, you may or may not have a shot.

This means that while technically you’ve removed your clothing, you still have the aid of sheets, pillows, dim-lighting, and natural looking make-up which you sneakily re-apply in the bathroom.

Seeing each other naked for the first time, unbrushed hair, blotchy skin, stubble, and, for women, without make-up, means you’re pretty darn comfortable with each other. The First Time You Call Just To Talk Maybe you called about something else, or to schedule a date, or to check up on something.

Might as well see them on occasion, or maybe regularly, but not most of the time.